Quizzes Passive Voice Quiz by Brian January 11, 2022 Active and passive voice Test your knowledge of the active and passive voice! 1 / 18 Which construction describes the active voice? subject + verb + preposition subject + verb + object Object + verb + subject 2 / 18 In the active voice... the subject does the action there is no action the subject receives the action 3 / 18 Which sentence is an example of the active voice? The cat killed the mouse. The mouse was killed by the cat. The cat was killed by the mouse. 4 / 18 How do we form the passive voice? to be + past simple to be + past perfect to be + past participle 5 / 18 Which sentence is in the passive voice? Charlie painted the house. Charlie has been painting the house. The house was painted by Charlie. 6 / 18 Which preposition do we use with the passive voice? for by to 7 / 18 In the passive voice... the subject receives the action. the object does the action. the subject does the action. 8 / 18 If we change the sentence: They make a lot of cars in Germany to the passive voice, it becomes: A lot of Germans make cars. A lot of cars are made in Germany. A lot of cars have been made in Germany. 9 / 18 If we change the sentence: Sophia will feed the cat to the passive voice, it becomes: The cat will feed Sophia. The cat will be feeding by Sophia. The cat will be fed by Sophia. 10 / 18 If we change the sentence: The children are drinking lemonade to the passive voice, it becomes: The children are being drunk by the lemonade. The lemonade is drinking by the children. The lemonade is being drunk by the children. 11 / 18 If we change the sentence: Millions of people watched the match to the passive voice, it becomes: The match was watching by millions of people. The match was watched by millions of people. The match had been watched by millions of people. 12 / 18 If we change the sentence: Peter is mowing the lawn to the passive voice, it becomes: The lawn is be mowing by Peter. The lawn is being mowed by Peter. The lawn is mowing by Peter. 13 / 18 If we change the sentence: The police arrest many people each week to the passive voice, it becomes: Many police are arrested each week. Many people be arrested each week. Many people are arrested each week. 14 / 18 The mechanic has fixed the car. The car will be fixed The car is fixed The car has been fixed 15 / 18 The French built the statue of liberty in 1875. The statue of liberty was being built in 1875 The statue of liberty was built in 1875 The statue of liberty has been built in 1875 16 / 18 The family is eating the meal. The meal is eaten The meal has been eaten The meal is being eaten 17 / 18 The team rescued the mountaineers from the mountain. The mountaineers were rescued. The mountaineers are rescued. The mountaineers have been rescued. 18 / 18 I have made the dinner. The dinner _____(make). is made made has been made Your score is LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Restart quiz Need to brush up on the passive voice? Check out our grammar page. Tags: Stage 10 English Grammar, Stage 6 English Grammar, Stage 7 English Grammar, Stage 8 English Grammar, Stage 9 English Grammar Social Shares
